Bill to cut lawmaker expenses heads to Senate floor

2:00 PM,
Mar. 19, 2013

Ferrell Haile, Republican state senator from Gallatin

Written by

Chas Sisk
| The Tennessean

A bill that would cut expense payments to Middle Tennessee lawmakers appears to be back on track in the state legislature after winning approval from a Senate committee on Tuesday.

Senate Bill 107, which would eliminate hotel reimbursements for legislators who live near Nashville, was approved unanimously by the Senate State & Local Government Committee. The move came after one member dropped a proposal to make lawmakers who live farther away file receipts indicating how they spent money meant for hotel stays.

The vote sends the bill to the Senate floor, where it could come up for ...